Shridhar Jaiswal is an engineering leader, infrastructure strategist, and advocate for the future of the built environment. Drawing on more than two decades of international experience across major infrastructure, energy, transportation, and rail programmes, he is passionate about how engineering can evolve to address the defining challenges of our time—from sustainability and resilience to productivity, digital transformation, and societal impact. With foundations in ground engineering and extensive experience leading complex projects and multidisciplinary teams, Shridhar brings a unique perspective that bridges technical excellence, project delivery, and organisational leadership. He believes the future of engineering lies not simply in adopting new technologies, but in aligning people, process, and innovation to unlock lasting value and better outcomes. A passionate champion of the FutureBuild agenda, Shridhar speaks on the evolving role of engineers as leaders, innovators, and agents of change. He advocates a broader vision for ground engineering—one that extends beyond managing risk to enabling smarter decisions, supporting sustainable development, and shaping resilient, future-ready infrastructure. His perspective combines practical delivery experience with strategic thinking on how the profession can create greater economic, environmental, and societal value in the decades ahead.